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'''Osmium''' is a strong metal, often utilized for its thick shielding properties.
 
'''Osmium''' is a strong metal, often utilized for its thick shielding properties.
  
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[[NX class]] [[starship]]s of the [[22nd century]] used osmium as the primary shielding in their [[warp nacelle]]s and the outer shell of the [[catwalk]].
 
  
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This thick protection helped the crew of {{EnterpriseNX}} on two occasions; when they had to pass through a [[neutronic storm]], the entire crew took refuge in the catwalk, and the osmium protected them from the deadly [[neutronic radiation]]. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
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In the [[22nd century]], [[NX class]] [[starship]]s used osmium as the primary shielding in their warp nacelles and the outer shell of the [[catwalk]].
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''Examples:''
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* This thick protection can help a ship pass through a neutronic storm; the '''osmium''' protects the crew from deadly neutronic [[radiation]].  
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* Many surface rocks of the [[Kalandan]] [[homeworld]] was composed of a diburnium-osmium alloy.
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The crew took refuge there again, when [[Non-corporeal species|non-corporeal beings]] tried to take over their bodies. It was found that they couldn't pass through the osmium alloy of the catwalk. ({{ENT|The Crossing}})
 
  
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Much of the surface rocks of the [[Kalandan]] [[homeworld]] was composed of a [[diburnium]]-osmium alloy. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
 
  
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{{bginfo|The non-[[canon]] ''[[Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise]]'' speculates that a majority of the metals the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' was made of was osmium.}}
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 2 August 2021

Name: Osmium
Symbol: Os
Atomic Number: 76

Osmium is a strong metal, often utilized for its thick shielding properties.


In the 22nd century, NX class starships used osmium as the primary shielding in their warp nacelles and the outer shell of the catwalk.


Examples:

  • This thick protection can help a ship pass through a neutronic storm; the osmium protects the crew from deadly neutronic radiation.
  • Many surface rocks of the Kalandan homeworld was composed of a diburnium-osmium alloy.
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